Here's what happened the rest of the week:
Tuesday we took Andrew & Leah to the Children at Play Museum in Kitty Hawk. It is basically a big building full of toys for kids to discover and explore. At first we weren't sure it would be worth $5 per person (incl. adults), since it was pretty small-- but both of them really seemed to enjoy it and we were there about 2 hours. Leah's favorite was the dress-up!! I'm definately going to get this girl some more princess clothes!
We spent a lot of time in the little pool Mom & Dad bought for their porch. Andrew was a FISH! At first we were a little worried about him putting his face in or crawling out of the pool, but within minutes he was able to play on his own and he cried every time he had to get out! It didn't bother him at all when water was splashed in his face.
Thursday Brett worked at the Nags Head branch of his Credit Union in the morning and after that he was off so he was able to join us the rest of the week!
So Friday we went back to the beach with Daddy. Andrew's 3rd trip to the beach and he finally got used to the water. By the end, he was playing on the sand right next to the water, even crawling toward the waves!!
That afternoon we all went to the Aquarium in Manteo. It wasn't as big as I thought (even though we went 2 years ago), but I think Leah still enjoyed it-- as much as she could for a kid without a nap. Her favorites were the sharks and the sea turtles (they had a cool exhibit where you could pretend to be a sea turtle rescuer and get a pretend turtle with an injury to help "heal"-- it was pretty cool). Andrew kept pointing his finger and holding out his hands, saying "ooo" the whole time.
Leah loved hanging out at Grandma & Grandpa's. We played outside a lot-- with seashells or bubbles on the porch, or going for walks to Food Lion. Grandma painted Leah's "poe-nails" (Leah's combo of painted and toenails) "so pretty!" Grandpa read lots of books. We spent lots of time chasing Andrew away from things he shouldn't have been into. We ate lots of good food, and-- when the kids were in bed-- we played the Wii and card games. I'm so grateful we got the chance to get away from our ordinary routine and I'm so grateful my kids get to grow up having a great relationship with their grandparents!
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